Google class action progress

Play Store commissions class action · open

Australian Android users who purchased apps or in-app digital content via the Google Play Store, and Australian app developers who sold through it. Liability was found in favour of the class applicants in the companion August 2025 Federal Court judgment; the compensation stage is still pending, so no per-person amount is confirmed.

Where this matter sits now

  1. Incident
  2. Filed in court
  3. Registration open
  4. Before the court
  5. Settlement
  6. Payments / distribution
  7. Closed

Dated milestones

  1. Incident

    Purchase window begins

    Google Play purchases from this period are covered by the service-fees claim.

  2. Filed in court

    Federal Court proceedings on foot

    The Play Store service fees claim proceeds in the Federal Court.

  3. Before the court

    No distribution scheme yet

    Global app-store settlements continue to influence the Australian proceeding.

Free registration page (Phi Finney McDonald & Maurice Blackburn)

Does this case actually cover you?

Milestones tell you where the case is up to. The eligibility check tells you whether you are in the group — and the case brief lists the criteria, exclusions and evidence that decide it.

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